Texas wildfires

Belknap Fire

ContainedYoung County, Texas2025Wildfire

The Belknap Fire was reported on September 21, 2025 in Young County, Texas and burned 224 acres. It was fully contained on September 22, 2025. The cause is listed as human.

Size
224 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 21, 2025

Map

Perimeter mapped September 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM CDT, 224 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.082, -98.799.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Newcastle

The incident

Size
224 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM CDT
Contained
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM CDT
Controlled
September 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM CDT
Cause
Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Oil/gas production/transportation
County
Young County
State
Texas
Protecting agency
SFS
Jurisdiction
SFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Incident management
Type 4 Incident
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-TXTXS-254469
IRWIN identifier
6BC7D23A-0DB7-4B0C-9614-DD9A800434E4

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Newcastle, TX covers the area today.

Nearby

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-TXTXS-254469.